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May 2012
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May 30, 2012Architect Agustín Estefanell, a graduate in architecture, won first prize in May 2012 at the “Manchester Corridor Competition,” a contest in which he, along with other professionals, submitted an innovative renovation project for the Oxford Road urban corridor (Manchester).
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May 30, 2012Dr. Néstor Gandelman, Academic Coordinator of Economics at the School of Business and Social Sciences, was included in a ranking of outstanding faculty members published by América Economía magazine in May 2012.
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May 28, 2012The “Viewnity” project, developed by Nicolás Bianchi, a student in the Web Application Analyst and Programmer program; Felipe Coirolo and Nicolás Saúl, students in the Systems Engineering program; and Diego Ventura, a student in the Bachelor’s program in International Studies at Universidad ORT Uruguay, along with Natalia Campos, a student in Industrial Design; Magdalena López, a Chemical Engineering student, and Sylvia Schenck, a Food Engineering student at the University of the Republic, and Federico Masini, owner of the audiovisual production company “Popup!FX,” won first prize in the local “24 Hours of Innovation” competition, which took place on May 23 and 24, 2012, at the Telecommunications Tower. The project, which aims to be the first voice-based mobile app designed to assist people with visual impairments, also won the special “International America’s Award.” Sixteen teams participated in the local competition.
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May 23, 2012On May 22, 2012, an informational session was held on Fulbright Commission scholarships for graduate studies in the United States.
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May 23, 2012Javier Bonilla, Academic Coordinator of International Studies, represented the university at the Southern Cone Region meeting organized by the Union of Universities of Latin America and the Caribbean (UDUAL), which took place on May 17 and 18, 2012.
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May 23, 2012On May 31, 2012, the Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences hosted the conference “Social, Local, and Mobile: The New Frontier of the Point of Sale,” presented by Claudio Darin, a professor in the MBA and Executive Programs at the Business School of the University of Palermo (Argentina). The speaker, who heads the consulting firm Marketdynamo – Business Strategy and Marketing, analyzed the changes brought about by the widespread adoption of smartphones, the potential of tablets, and applications that utilize location-based services and the socialization of consumption through social media. The conference was organized by the faculty’s Marketing Department.
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May 17, 2012On May 24, 2012, the Faculty of Architecture hosted a lecture titled “Wood as a Structural Material for Construction: Argentine Standards and Regulations for Wood Structures,” presented by Alfredo Aníbal Guillaumet, Ph.D., a full professor in the Structural Engineering Department of the Civil Engineering program at the National Technological University (UTN) in Argentina.
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May 17, 2012From May 21 to June 4, the Faculty of Architecture hosted an exhibition of work created by students in Workshop 3 and Interior Design 1 of the Bachelor’s Degree in Interior Design program as part of the “6th Interior Design Seminar.”
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May 13, 2012The article "Rapid Growth and Rapid Internationalization of Smaller Enterprises from Canada," by Dr. Christian Keen, Academic Coordinator of Finance at the School of Management and Social Sciences, and Hamid Etemad, Professor at McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management , was published in volume 50 (issue 4) of the journal *Management Decision*, published by Emerald.
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May 10, 2012On May 16, 2012, the Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences hosted a lecture titled “The Challenges Facing the European Union,” delivered by Ambassador Thomas Antoine, who has served as Belgium’s Ambassador to Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay since February 2011. The event was organized by the faculty’s Department of International Studies.
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May 9, 2012On May 14, 2012, the lecture “Success Based on Values” was held in the Auditorium of Antel’s Telecommunications Tower. The speaker was Dr. Mary C. Gentile, Director of “Giving Voice to Value,” an academic initiative launched by the Aspen Institute and the Yale School of Management. The event was organized by the Christian Association of Business Executives (ACDE), the Uruguay-United States Chamber of Commerce, and the School of Administration and Social Sciences. Dr. Gentile also met with faculty members on May 14, 2012.
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May 9, 2012On May 24, 2012, the “Reciclá – Redesigning Vintage Clothing” redesign exhibition was presented at the headquarters of the Israeli Community of Uruguay. This exhibition showcased the work created by students in the Bachelor of Fashion Design program during the academic activity “Integrative Project – ReCreación 12” for Meilí, a community clothing bank run by volunteers who work with more than 300 families and distribute donations to soup kitchens, schools, NGOs, and people in emergency situations.
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May 9, 2012On May 8, 2012, illustrator and cartoonist Janoj Piven gave a master class for illustration students in the Bachelor’s programs in Graphic Design and Animation and Video Games.
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May 7, 2012On May 7, 2012, the presentation “ORT Digital Program: Short Film Screening” took place at the AlfaBeta Cinema, led by Álvaro Buela, Ph.D., Professor of Film Production in the School of Communication and Design. The short films screened were “Family Day,” directed and written by David Blankleider, a graduate of the Bachelor’s Program in Audiovisual Communication, and “Extracorpus,” directed and written by Bernardo Antonaccio, a student in the same program. The program was organized by the Department of Film Production at the faculty with the support of Musitelli, Santander Universities, and HTV-3.
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May 4, 2012The Academic Coordination Office for Communication at the School of Communication and Design, together with the Catholic University of Uruguay and the University of Montevideo, supported the 11th edition of the “Latin American Congress of Communication Researchers,” which took place from May 9 to 11, 2012. It was organized by the Latin American Association of Communication Researchers (ALAIC) and the Bachelor’s Program in Communication Sciences at the University of the Republic.
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May 3, 2012Paula Lugones, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the “El Mundo” (International Politics) section of the Argentine newspaper Clarín, taught the module “Thinking Like a Journalist” as part of the Professional Journalism Training Program from April 30 to August 6, 2012.
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May 2, 2012From April 26 to May 4, 2012, the exhibition “Baldosas de Luz” will be on display in the lobby of the School of Architecture (2633 España Blvd.), organized by students in the Workshop 1 course of the Bachelor of Interior Design program.
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May 2, 2012On May 11, 2012, the Faculty of Engineering hosted the “Scratch Day” presentation, led by Dr. Inés Kereki, Professor of Programming at the Faculty of Engineering.
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May 1, 2012Dr. Christian Keen, Academic Coordinator of Finance in the School of Management and Social Sciences, spoke about his article “Rapid growth and rapid internationalization of smaller enterprises from Canada,” which was published in the journal Management Decision.
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May 1, 2012She arrived in Kyoto three years ago and plans to stay for another three years. Architect Tyana Santini, a graduate of the School of Architecture at Universidad ORT Uruguay, was drawn to Japanese culture, which led her to apply for and win a scholarship to pursue a master’s degree and a doctorate in Japan.